FAQ Category: Soluble Support Material | VXL Filaments

Only considering VXL support material, the higher the temperature, the better, since this will lead to faster dissolution. But the reality is a little more complicated. You need to consider the maximum temperature your model material can handle without deformation. A good rule of thumb for amorphous thermoplastics is to go 30 °C below glass …

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VXL-EX will typically dissolve your VXL supports in a half-hour to a few hours depending on the following parameters: The higher the temperature in your bath, the faster VXL will dissolve. Sparse supports dissolve faster than dense supports. Easy-to-reach support structures will dissolve faster than hidden supports like deep holes, occluded channels, and corners. Here’s …

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Depending on the printing environment (open printer, closed printer, actively heated chamber printer), you need a support material, that can handle these situations perfectly: VXL 70 is designed to work in open printer, but also in closed printers with only a heatbed. VXL 90 still works in open printers, but is more ideal to be …

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VXL is printed like most other FDM/FFF filaments. You can find recommended printing settings and extruder temperature directly on the spool box, and in our instruction manuals.

VXL is different from any other support material you may have tried before. Its chemical composition differs particularly from that of water-soluble materials such as PVA/PVOH and BVOH. You can use VXL as support material for almost every model material out there.* It will adhere well to your model materials and it also effectively prevents …

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